Toy railway passenger-coach.



H. T. KINGSBURY. TOY RAILWAY PASSENGER COACH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8,1913.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

HARRY T. KINGSBURY, 0F KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TOY RAILWAY PASSENGER-COACH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed May 8, 1913. Serial No. 766,335.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY T. KrNosnonY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keene, in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Railway Passenger-Coaches, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in toy railway passenger coaches.

The object of my invention is to provide a coach of this character made of sheet metal and one end thereof having means for automatically coupling two coaches together and having means extending beyond one side for operating the coupling for uncoupling the coaches.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective coach having certain details of structure hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing,--

The figure is a perspective view of a toy railway coach having the coupling applied thereto.

- Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the sides of my improved toy coach, having the usual dome 2 and floor or bottom 4, all of which are preferably made ofsheet metal and held together by interlocking ears.

7 The bottom 4 of the car at the ends is provided with the lateral flanges 39 to strengthen the car, and also to serve as buffer for the engagement of the coupling member 42.

The sides of the car adjacent the ends are copies 0! this patent may be obtained for provided with openings 43, through which the coupling member 42 passes. This coupling member is in the form of a crank and has its inner end provided with the outwardly extending hooked portion 44, which projects beyond the end of the car, whereby the cars may be coupled together. This structure enables the coupling to be operated from the side of the car and also allows the coupling to be swung upwardly within the car flat on the bottom thereof out of the Way.

The downwardly and rearwardly bent portion 44 of the hooked portion is set at an angle, so that it will readily ride over the bevel flange 39 of the adjoining car and drop into an opening therein, and whereby the coupling of the car is automatic.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a toy railway car having an open end, of a coupling. member pivoted to the car body and provided at its forward end with a hook adapted to be swung through the open end of the car to a position wholly within the car.

2. A toy vehicle having an opening in one end, in combination with a coupling hook mounted in said end and adapted to be moved, without being dismounted, through said opening to a position entirely within said vehicle.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY T. KINGSBURY.

Witnesses:

M. F. CAMPBELL, F. D. Ronnnnos'r.

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Washington, D. 0." 

